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NASCAR Street Race Will Impact Travel to Some Northwestern Medicine Locations in Chicago

Streets around Grant Park in Chicago will be closed for several weeks this summer. This could impact your travel to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and some Northwestern Medicine outpatient centers. Street closures will begin on June 10 and may last through July 14. Plan extra time for travel.

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CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Appropriate recommendation for follow-up after screening colonoscopy
Follow-up colonoscopy for patients with a history of polyps
Colonoscopy hospital visits
Median time in ED for patients discharged from the ED
Median time in ED after decision to admit to the hospital
Percentage of patients in ED who left before they were seen by a healthcare provider (CMS)
30-day rate of readmission for heart attack
Death from any cause within 30 days of hospitalization for heart attack
30-day rate of readmission for heart failure
Death from any cause within 30 days of hospitalization for heart failure
Patient satisfaction and willingness to recommend the hospital
Patient satisfaction with cleanliness of room
Patient satisfaction with doctor communication
Patient satisfaction with hospital overall
Patient satisfaction with information about medication
Patient satisfaction with information for recovery at home
Patient satisfaction with nurse communication
Patient satisfaction with quiet environment
Patient satisfaction with timely help
Patient understood care instructions before discharge
Brain CT scan with sinus CT scan
Cardiac imaging tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Follow up mammogram or ultrasound
MRI for low back pain
Death from any cause within 30 days of hospitalization for pneumonia
30-day readmission rate for pneumonia
Flu vaccine
30-day rate of readmission for coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)
Complications after hip or knee replacement surgery
Death from any cause within 30 days of hospitalization for coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)
Readmission rate for hip or knee replacement surgery
Surgical site infection (SSI) after abdominal hysterectomy
30-day rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)
Central line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) (CMS)
Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) (CMS)
Death from any cause within 30 days of hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination
Hospital-wide readmission
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections (CMS)
Newborns whose deliveries were scheduled too early (1-3 weeks early), when a scheduled delivery was not medically necessary
Sepsis care